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PAOE FOTJRTEE1T Light "Gate" Forecast for Friday Night Cliampioriship Battl BATTLERS WILL HOP ON SCALES LATE THIS EVE i' Predict Receipts Under U X $400,000 'Pa' Says i f W- L Will Knock Out Max Within Five Rounds Hy Charles Bunkley . (Associated 1'reas Hporta Writer) "CLEVELAND, July 2. VP) Tho world's heavyweight championship bnttlo hetween Mux Hchmellng, title holder, and young HtrlhllnK, American challenger, tomorrow night, may bo a whale of a success sa u fight, hut It uppcured today tho'gralo receipt would full far short of the 1(100,000 the promo ter had hitherto expected. As .Hchmellng und HtrlhllnK moved Into Cleveland for the welghlng-ln tonight, official!) of the MadiBon Huuare Garden Cor porntlon of Ohio, promoting the contcat, wore hoping for clear, cool weather tomorrow to stimu late the eleventh-hour ticket sale, Predictions wore mado that with favorable weather, the reclpts will bo between (300,000 and 1400,000 with an attendance of between 40,000 and 00,000 spectators. Weigh In Tonight ' Doth Hchmellng. and Htrlbllng completed tholr assignments In the battle of the ballyhoo yoaterday and started for Cleveland to weigh In at 8:30 p. m. tonight with the nation listening In on a reading of their weight figures tnil whatever cofnment they rnado on tho air. For Htrlhltng and Hchmellng are to weigh -In at WTAM, Clovoluml radio 'station, with. the, Matlnnal Broadcasting company soiullng It out on tho utmoHphoro throughout tho entire country. It will he the first 'tlrho In tho history of boxing for the broadcasting of a title bout weigh-ln. . . . - Htribiing will bo kept rtulet today and tomorrow In a prlvato home In an exclusive residential soctlun of Cleveland. Nobody hut "I'a" and "lu,", Htrlbllng thomaolvos will bo permitted to see tholr ami until time fur him to step on the scales and 'go" to tho dressing room for Uio.flglit. ; -. "Prt" Kin 5-ltouml KO . ' "rA",8lrlbllng made the predic tion that' his von, who wub brought up to be u. fighter, would, knock out the (lorman ohumplon within five rounds. '. Hi'jioiollng i also finished his training- yeatcnlay ami he Is ready, calm, and confident tor the war of the night hofore (he fourth. Hchmellng and his trainer, Max Machon, both declarod tho cham pion waa In better physlral condi tion than he Was a year ago when ho won the tltlo from Jack Bhnr koy, and no heavyweight on tho eve of a championship fight ever looked moro hale and hearty than tha Herman did after he finished his last aparrlng. After Hchmellng wolgha In to night, he will be taken to a Cleve land hotel, v,horo he will alter nately read, nap, or paco tho floor until he goes to Cleveland's new municipal stadium to defend his crown, Manager Joe Jacobs de clared that Hchmellng would ren ter his attack on Htrlhllng'a body from the start to batter him down for a knockout punch. Weather I ' noons In Weather prospects for the battle remained uncertain with tha pros pects of showers late tomorrow afternoon to break the heat wave that has baked Cleveland for the last several days. If a postpone ment Is necessary, the fight will be held Haturday night. Kor the second; time In heavy weight history, tho challenger probably will go Into tho ring a favorite In the betting. Those willing to acui.pt wagers have made Htrlbllng a t to I favorite but the odds may shift to even money hy tomorrow afternoon. Clooige. Klake of Los Angeles, refers of the fight, will arrive early this afternoon hy airplane from Chicago for a conference with officials over tho rules to govern the contest. Illake was due to -arrive In Chicago this morning by, train from Log Angeles. The rules provide there will he no draw and that the fight cannot be won oh B foul. f In tlH',event of a foul, the victim will b allowed five minutes to recuperate. . If he then refuses to resume the tattle, his share of the purse, may he forfeited. GIVE PAR BATTLE MjHTLBHKACII. a c. I Old Man I'sr Is mill rl,.m I the Ocean Koreit Country club course. Hut he hsd his narrowest es cape when golfers from Norih and Mouth Carolina were tunuK up for the start of the loth annual Cnrollnas championship. Two men broke the course rec ord In one day, each turning In card of 12, pr li ;, and the low score for the I it holes was- made several years ago by Roland McKensle, former member of th Walker cup team. McKen gte'a score was II. Those making the li s were Ar thur llamm, of charlotte. K. C and Clarence Owen of Oreenvllle. fis - C . . . , CAROLINA I With Rod and Gun 1 1 I Kl I U AW II I '"- I B M -IP IjV I ! . 1 TTTn l r r A wonderful place for fishing especially over a holiday week end Is llolan lako, situated high up In tho Klsklyous and reached by trail from Oregon Caves. Fishing there Is said to lie very good and the trail In offers a flno hike or horao back trli. Two or three days should bo taken for tho Juunt. One man reports ho caught all tho flh ho could rat and carry out while ut tho lake. Tanncn lake, in tho some region. Is said to be crowded with fish. Many local anglers, who have been searching for a rather Inac cessible lake for the coming week end, aro ndvlhcd to try on of theso In the Hlsklyou region. Reports of peculiar fish caught in tho Itogue aro occasionally brought In by perturbed anglers, who cannot Identify their catches. Tho fish are undoubtedly exist ing members of tho hybrid family created at the hatchery by cross ing steelhcad and cutthroat. Tho fertilization proved successful but the now fish cannot bo reproduced from eggs of its own kind. A number of them wero rolensed In the river and nro occasionally caught by local fishermen. . - HOT COMPETITION , At 2:20 yostordny aftornuon. tho hinriing eight playors In tho home Hhoe totirnuVnent nn the Mod ford pluyKi'Ouml woro: Clulon Knox, Joo MoKop, John Mt-Kop, Uurwoll Jor dan, Wit IlniTutt, Kurt Cuhk, Kod noy HiiNiiuiHKon, und Hob Uttroll. I -no Huttlnr, who huri numhor pie von poult. on now, will no doubt ho ttinonR the fliHt otKht next week whim tho diminution tuurnu numt hcKtnn. Heutilta of tho hup itkotch niHtchett which htiv boon plnyed up to dato urn: Mnhel O'Nnlll nllmlnutmt Juno NiiKrnt. Mini Cohh, who defeutPd Ted O'Notll. whh oIho oHmltmted by Mabel O'Neill, Hodney HimmuHflen de faulted to Keeco O'Neill. Dot Gill ellmlmited both Dorothy O'Neill und Tiny Km tie In. Nuncy Wall, who eliminated her nimill brother mil, wan In turn olhulhuted by Hob Hln.lt. The MrKee brolherH, Johnny und Joe, eliminated their renpoc tlve opimnenlH Hilly Kelsur und Hutmell Jordan. Utile NpIhku Wall defaulted to Hay ICrlekson. Hy the end of the week the winner of the hop aeoteh tuurnament will he determined. All IntereHted In the Jueka tour nament Hhould hIku their numeH on Iho chart In the Hoy Heout room. Kvoryone In uikimI to enter. Cl.oriM'ltol'T, N. M. tt'P) A hole-tn-one is a rarllv In n uolf tournament, hut two of them were made In a tournament here. What nillile thene m,. mm-n striume wns that, they wire made on the same hole in the same match of one of the match, plays On the flint round of the Ill hole match. Paul IteNIg scored an ace on III- 100-yard sixth hole. Coming hack over the course again In the second round of piny In the same match, lturgess Chi ller dropped his. srtiidn-iuaahtc. fhot Into the cup, No. . a Mirer par , hole, Is a blind one. To get m tho green one has to lift the ball over a hill. The flag camtt be seen from the tct. YESTERDAYS RESULTS i - ,:"; i -i ':. M), II., K Portland ....;'..! U' II I Heallle ,...r.;,. , ..; i It I Malls. Kllleen and Kltspatiirk; Kea'.ini. Ilonnelly, Hartwlg, Krel ta and Cx. It. II. K. liakland 4 11 I Hscramento ft! 0 Pearson, Hurst and McMullen; Chesterfield. Ilryan and Wilts. It. II. K. Is Angrlea 19 1 i"n rrancisco s j til InnliiRs ) Moss. Ils'lou snd H,'hulte: Jaeotie. uougiai and Mealey. II. II. K MI"lon - in . Hollywood ... 7 ':: tl Caster. Wrtl-h and Hreniel: Tur ner, Anderson, Johmi and Mn'wler slayer. AfTlDFORD MAIL PHILS PRODUCE NITIAL 3-PLY OF I Chnttnn'c Ynnnn Mpn Thrill WMUllUII l I VMIIQ tsw National League, Though Progress Toward Pen nant Lacks Direction Ily Orlo Jtobcrtaon (Asaoclalcd I'rcss Hports Writer) Tho Phillies may not be headed any place In particular In the Na tlonal leaifue nennunt race, but lenvo it to that bunch of hard hitting youngstors mannged by Burt Hhotton to produce some Of the greatest thrills of the gamo. Yoslorduy they dofoated the Chicago Cubs, 11 to 6, which has been done before, but the manner In which they accomplished the feat was new. Chuck Klein, the outfielder who did not sign until the end of the spring training camp season, blasted his way to tho top of the league batting aver ages with his 21st homo run. triple, a double and a single, while throe of his teammates Million, Freiberg nnd Bartell were pull ing the firat triple play of the National league season. (ilalita Take Cards. Philadelphia's, victory over the Cubs featured the Nntlonal loaguc nrniirnm. which Included tho (Hants' 4 to 3 defout of the Cards, the conquering of tho Keds by Hrooklyn, 3 to 1 and tho Pirates' second victory of tho series .with tho Braves by the score of 4 to 1. Once again the Ht. Louis Browns stepped In and widened the gap between the Athletics and Hcnn tors In tho Amorlcan loaguo. The Browns defeated tho Henators, 4 to 8, In a game cut to seven In nings by rain,, while tho worm champions and Lofty Orovo wore eking out a 4 to 8 doclslon over tho Indians and Wesley Forroil, Tho defeat shoved tho Senators four, and one-hnlf gamos behind tho Mttckmon. . Yanks Win, 4-3. Tho New York Yankcos bunch od four hits with nn error to score thrco runs In tho third and eventually heat tho Tigers, 4 to 2. Jack Hiissoll Just lasted to let tho Boston Bed Box defent tho Chicago White Sox, 6 to 8. Until the ninth ltussoll had allowed only thron hits, but four safe blows In the Inst frame wore good for two runs and tho tying run was on baso as ho forced McKaln, a pinch hitler, to ground out. ERI LOSE CHANCE AT HKNI.HY - ON - TIIA.MKS, Kng. July 2. VP) America's two repre sentatives In the royal regatta on the Thames wero eliminated to day In their first trial heats. Har vard's third varsity eight flnlrhlng behind tendon Bowing club's sen ior shell, while the London Bow ing club's "B" boat defeated Tabor academy. - The Harvard crew was rowing In the grand challenge cup divis ion while Tabor rowed for the Thauiea challenge cup, the Junior division. Harvard lost by four lengths In the mllo and flve elghllm test, white Tabor lost by three lengths. The crew which defeated Har vard waa tho winner of the chal lenge cup last year and Is gener ally considered tile best olglil oarcd shell 111 the rcgattn. LIVER AND MICE FAIL LURE FISH A Btiiry contrary to nil on- vtoun report rerelved WRnrdlnn tho recent fluhlMR expedition of Ted Florey. linger Hennett and A; J, Hpanlol, wn uncovered to day. Tha three famous aniiler re turned from ilnmond lake n ft'W daya ako nd Florey mid Hennett were credited with brlnftinx 1" Ui limit. InvcMlKfttlon this mom. Iiik revealed that although the two lutted' everything from Uver to mite for halt, they failed land a flNh, but did do good Job of tHmllntiv . SpQiol taught th limit of flh on h trout'oreno, and felt an sorry for hla comrade he divided Ihe catch hetween them. Hennett b dtMtunted with the mouse an decoy nnd Klorey ban rewolved l line no more hkuhmko for halt. , 8lem. Hulldlnx program In volvlnR expenditure of more than M00. 000 now underway hy stale of Oreon Hend. t'Hy secured tract of M0 acres of land for municipal airport, about eight miles north of town. ner The lMlles-Callfornia highway. .K w , riflt?, New-ore hody tened tti In McColloch group of mlnlhn clAnii in Hull Ituu district neur hero, , .... . , , . SEASON TRTBUNK, MEDFORP, Out to Repeat m Hi OF "WE- I t IUI TM A. P.. All Ststita Stwt4l BENTLEY BEST IN ELKS' GOLF ROUND Herb Mcntley of Ashland brought In a low scoro of 70 In the qualify ing round of tho Elks convention tournament ut Ashland yesterday. Finals will bo played this aftor noon. In the women's play only four players entered, Mrs, Frank Jor dan, Mrs. J. B. Bontlcy, Mrs. W. H. McNnlr, all of Ashland, nnd Mill. J, It. AlcKy of Kugcne. Finals-In these events will bo playod Friday morning. ' Ycatorday's score In tho men's evonta .wer aa follows: J. C. Thompson, 91; A. B. Orr, 92; T. W. Miles, 86; O. O. Alen- derfer, 100; C. C. Lcmmon, B4; Sid Smith, 83; V. W. Weeks, 93; Ted Baker, 80; It. B. Hammond, 0; J. C. Boylo, 100, nil of Med- ford. Frank Jordan, 95; P. F. Whittle 101); (lien Addis, 100: Will Dodgo, Herb Moore, 104: Herb Bent- Icy, 7: nil of Ashland; and W. L. vans of Weed, 89. 4 POTHIER AND PELZ F Merro Vothlcr of Klamath Kulla and Hcnny Pel of Portland, foiiKht a tnal ten round draw In the main event of h hoxlng card at the Axhland armory last ntRht. I'othlor'a loft found l,el, face fre quently. The Hone Oty IIkM- welKht made n Rarrlnon finish. which waa not strong enough to gain the dectHlon. Kddln Volk of Portland waa too faat for Johnnie Jackxon. rhllo- Hitln, whose tuughneaa stood him In good stead. Joe Itlackwell of KuKcne, nnd Htennthoiit Jackson of Klamath Falls butt led to n draw, and finally Flnley WIIhuii of Chlloquln drop ped Duke lllmler of Oregon City for the count In the second round. A good crowd attended the bouts. 4 HESS INFAST BOUT SKATTI.K. Wash.. July J. (PI Tmt Morgan. Seattle lightweight, scored a whirlwind eight-round de cision over (luldle Hess, Los An geles, In tho main event of a box ing program sponsored by tbe Se attle Klks lodg here last night. Morgan sought revenge and got U for the 10-rnund bestln Hivw administered In Los Angeles in I:. Ijist night's bout was a hectic affair from start to I'lnleti. with tint fiu-mor worst's junior lightweight champion bothering ( He throughout with a raptertike left to the face. CHAMPION SKIIER WEDS PROFESSOR'S DAUGHTER PAU1S. July . it) John farleton, champion skller of the I'nltcd States, wss married to Miss Alesla Kitlnncr, daughter of Professor Skinner of Dartmouth iHilleae. In the American cathedral of Holy Trinity yesterday. OREfiON, THURSDAY, tor Leo 4B ' AJATloUAl. LAffOC U 8fnAjS HOW THEY STAN D (By tho Associated Proas) I Coast W. L. Pet. Hollywood 63 31 .631 Portland 45 36 .656 San Francisco 43 , 40 .618 Missions 42 43 .494 Los Angeles 41 42 .494 Seattle 39 41 .488 Sacramonto 36 46 .439 Oakland 29 49 .372 i American w. u, ret. Philadelphia 48 19 .721 Washington 46 26 .648 Now York .36 30 .645 Cleveland 34- 35 .493 St. Louis 30 37 .448 Boaton -..27 38 .416 Detroit 26 45 .360 Chicngo 23 43 .348 V . . National r W. Li. Pet. St. Louis : 42 25 .627 New York 39 27 .691 Chicago 36 80 .645 Brooklyn 37 32 .636 Boston 35 31 .607 Philadelphia ...30 36 .466 Pittsburgh ...26 40 .394 Cincinnati 25 46 .362 4 TO BE CLOSED 8 P J. . (By John Itpdily.) Tonight nt p. m registration for the second annuul -southern Oreiton Jiilils tournament will Close, and drawiniw will ho held to determine opponents- for first round mnu-hcs arhcluled for to- , reparations had been completed nnd out-of-town participants had begun to arrive in quest of the largo trophies awarded to tho winners ot tho various events. Local favorites expected to sur vive their preliminary rounds arc Jlnimle Kdmlston, who holds the Jackevn county, southern Oregon nnd central Oregon titles: Harry Butler, formor Los Angeles slur, nnd Carter Bogus, four times south ern Oregon doubles tltleholder. who Is attempting a comeback. These locals will probably be seed ed along with prominent out-of-town players. Play will get underway Friday morning In the men's Kinglc, wom en's single nnd men's doubles, the threo divisions. All preliminary' matches must he played off Fri day, tho tournament committee announced. JKKSK.V CITY. X. J.. July 2 lHt Hattllno. featherweight champion, never stopped plugging agaiiwt Iridh Hobbv ftm.lv it night In a scrap that started to be title affair but was not oceans the challenger was half a pound over the claes limit. Hat got the decision. The champion pounded the Jer sey boy around the middle, shift Ing occasionally to land couple on his head and generally making' tha, (i rounds miserable for him i Bat suffered a slight tut orer hl; left eye In the third round but K I did not bother him any more than; Brady's punches, most of which failed to land. ... 1931. By Pap AV 6A3 SWOMS ,6A5jeMAri 'inj tar, &amb id QomrAV ' eOjSIUBCSS MM Too LAST SEASON AGAINST SEATTLE (By the Associated Press.) The Portland Beavers made It two straight over Seattle by a score of 12 to 6. Tho Beavers, wearing their hitting toga,, con nected 1 5 times. Coleman. Port land right-fielder, got two homers . one in the first scoring a man' ahead of him. MaiH Portland pitcher, was chased out of .the gamo in the second inning, after a dohnte with. tho umpire. Hollywood blocked another Mis sion victory last night, but in do ing so they used three pitchers and a pair of catchers before the Beds were properly subdued. Oakland took a 4 to 2 game from Sacramento to even the present series. The Acorns chased Ches terfield from tho mound with a three-run rally In the wlxth. On Mike Hunt's llth Inning sin gle the Seals rodo to victory over Los Angeles by a score of 6 to 5. The single cam when the bags wero loaded and tho winning run was chnxed home. , . c- 4 OUT OF TOURNEY ' WIMBLEDON STADIUM. Eng., July p. Ml Helen Jacobs,-of Cali fornia, last American in the wom en's singles of the Wimbledon championship, was eliminated to day In the -semi-final round hy Hilda Krawhwlnkel, (err.iany's ,k,H ......!,.... ",,... . 1M; 5V;V'' ink- , "ii-'ivi limn iniiil. The scores were 10-R, 0-6, 6-4. .. Frank X. Shields, and Sidney B. Wood, Jr.. youthful American fln allsts in the singles were eliminat ed from doubles play In the semi final round today by Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon. of Franco. The scores were 6-4, 7-fi. fi-2. JULY I If Open House and DANGE For Elks and Their Families For the Entertainment of Visitors on the Elks California Caravan J0 :avtfi ffii .xttt JVfeft Entertainment and Dance $HtffipS3 Help extend hospitality fL-o..' j to our visitors. ,. The Dance Will Be Kearns Languishes Behind Bars While Bail Bond Lacking ! ' -CHrCAGO. July 2. (P) For several hours, Jack Kearns, fight manager had to remain ot the sheriff's office for .)ac'k of'a 17500 bond yester- day following his arrest on an attachment for contempt of court,, alleging failure to pay his wife J4000 temporary alimony and $1000 solicitors' fees, - .The bond was finally ?urnishcd '.by Jim Mullen, Chicago boxing promoter. Mrs. Kearns' . attorney, Cornelius J.. Harrington, agreed to the bond on Kearns' promise to return from New York for a hearing on the attachment July 9. - TO BATTLE COAST SAN FRANCISCO, Cal (P) Members of the Pacific coast con ference have scheduled 12 Inter sectional football battles with the east, south and midwest for next fall. . .. , Seven : non - conference elevens also have made arrangements for intersectional tilts. Stanford, California at Los An geles, Southern California and Ore gon will take on a pair of contests while California, Washington State, Oregon State and Washington each has one game lined up. . The games booked are: Stanford Minnesota and Dart mouth. Southern California Notre Dame and Georgia. U. C. L.' A. Northwestern and Florida. . Oregon North Dakota and New York U. California Georgia Tech. Washington Utah. Washington State Tulano. ,' Oregon State Colorado..- Some unnamed coast team will meet an outstanding representative from some other section of the country , In Pasadena, January 1, making 13 games. - NEAR DEFEAT HECTIC GRAPPLE PORTLAND, Ore.. July 2. (A) Abe Kaplan, Jewish heavyweight grappler from Montreal, substitut ing for John Evko, although drop, ping the deciding fall to Oua Son nenberg hero last night, proved the sensation of the card. Kap lan took the first fall In 16 min utes, 10 seconds Using the fly ing ntnre, h?adIock and arm scis sors, Kaplan had Sonnenberg badly battered before taking the fall with a face lock and back trip. In the pecond session of 9 min utes, Kaplan held the ex-cham-plon in a viselike head grip for the better part of eight minutes, Honnenberg finally succeeding In putting over his flying tackle for the fall. The third fall went 0 minutes and 30 seconds with Kap lan again .the aggressor. He re sumed his headlock attack and had'Ous so groggy he fell through the ropes several times. With Kap Hn hanging ono his neck, Sonnenberg- finally hoisted the Cnna rian and gave him a backward slam for the deciding ?!!. Son nenberg weighed 207 pounds, Kap lan 220. 4 Mall Tribune ads are read by '.ro.oon people every day. tf Elks' Temple FRIDAY July 3rd Be sure to attend this Free to California Elks S UK READY FOR G in nrun lnriiil Dempsey Sees Financial! Success for Fourth of JulJ Heavyweight Fracas Plans Another Big Bod By Russell J. Nowlnnd (Associated Press Sports Wrlten Iliiw-i, nev.,. juiy a. r; urf J the outskirts of Keno today, Pau lino Uzcudun and Max Haer reach. ed the last stages of training ferlt their 20-round July 4 heavyweigb- battle, while In the city J an! Dempsey former champion, watch ed the cash boxes take- on thi healthy appearance that goes with a financially successful promotion Ticket selling continued toda; with $46,000 on hand, accordln; to Promoter Dempsey, and seven thousand dollars more In brancti offices In the San Francisco bf region and In southern Californk This amount, coupled with the ei. pected spot sales, leads Demps'-j to believe tho total gate will rcatl $70,000 or better. -' '-Tinmnsav Plnnnliur. The colorful ex-ruler of thl heavies who settled down In co: orful Reno a few weeks ago am since has become its most popu lar citizen, has big plans in mini If his present promotorlal enter prise goes over. He hopes to match the winner of this fighlh with one of the country's out standing ring men and has men tioned Max Schmellng, Jack Shar key. Young strihling and Prim Camera. Jt would be a labor da- battle. Those who like to wager on the outcome, favor Uzcudun bj slight odds. r- CHICAGO, July 2. (P) AM Hudkins today was after mo- heavyweights to conquer, and thfi cusiuiiivis wnu oaw Mini clulon victory over King Levlnsk- at Mills stadium last night wen waiting for another knockout-stud ded card. The one-time Nebraska contend. er for the middleweight title, mak ing his first start against a heavy weight, and giving away 15 uoundi. shed moat of the King's whistlin- rlghthand swings, and adniinlatern enough punishment to win the de cision of the Judges and referee; after 10 round of savage battling He knocked Levinsky down for i nine count In the fourth round, and repented In the fifth. DANCE GOLD HILL Friday Nite Dance till 2:00 New Orchestra! A. UNDERWOOD 215 North Peach You are Invited to present this eou-r pon at the Mall Tribune offica ":P receive two FREE TICKETS TO A TALKING PICTUBB PROGRAM AT THE Aa a Subscriber Guest cf tbi MAIL TRIBUNE ' WATCH THIS SPACE. If you ! a subscriber of the Mall TrlbuM I your name may appear here tome ; row. 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